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**wizard10000** · Feb 02, 2011, 12:36 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

Should be easy enough to do - please post the contents of /etc/fstab

Also, let us know which partition you want to be home.

**oshunluvr** · Feb 04, 2011, 09:15 AM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

You currently have a /home directory under /

You will need to edit /etc/fstab and add the line to mount the partition at /media/disk to /home,
move any files you want to save that are under /home to /media/disk,
delete everything else under /home that you don't need.
then reboot.

**Shabakthanai** · Feb 04, 2011, 03:55 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

Originally posted by wizard10000

Should be easy enough to do - please post the contents of /etc/fstab

Also, let us know which partition you want to be home.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=924b6430-5580-4991-9088-32bd5c605b61 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

I believe the first entry "proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0" is the boot drive. It is 20gb in size and normally is identified with the mount point '/'. I also have a swap partition which contains 20gb of space. The balance of the 500gb HDD is what has always been known and mounted as '/home'. Frankly, I don't understand much of what I am currently looking at in the fstab file.

When I open 'Dolphin' (my file manager), my home drive shows as /media/disk. When I click on the /media/disk partition, there are two folders that show: 'lost and found' and 'steven'. Steven contains my /home partition data. Thanks again for the help.

If I have responded to your questions inappropriately, please include how to respond to the help I receive in the forum. I apologize for my short-comings. Thanks for such prompt help.

**Shabakthanai** · Feb 04, 2011, 03:55 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

Originally posted by oshunluvr

You currently have a /home directory under /

You will need to edit /etc/fstab and add the line to mount the partition at /media/disk to /home,
move any files you want to save that are under /home to /media/disk,
delete everything else under /home that you don't need.
then reboot.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=924b6430-5580-4991-9088-32bd5c605b61 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

I believe the first entry "proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0" is the boot drive. It is 20gb in size and normally is identified with the mount point '/'. I also have a swap partition which contains 20gb of space. The balance of the 500gb HDD is what has always been known and mounted as '/home'. Frankly, I don't understand much of what I am currently looking at in the fstab file.

When I open 'Dolphin' (my file manager), my home drive shows as /media/disk. When I click on the /media/disk partition, there are two folders that show: 'lost and found' and 'steven'. Steven contains my /home partition data. Thanks again for the help.

If I have responded to your questions inappropriately, please include how to respond to the help I receive in the forum. I apologize for my short-comings. Thanks for such prompt help.

**wizard10000** · Feb 04, 2011, 05:24 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1

The entry in red is your root partition, not /proc. The reason things aren't working the way you want is you didn't specify a home partition when you installed.

Now the only problem is we don't know the UUID of your old home partition - you can find it like this

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

When you get the UUID of your old home partition edit (as root) /etc/fstab like this -

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
UUID=6379ed50-507d-4eb0-a11a-f345fcd46d42 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=924b6430-5580-4991-9088-32bd5c605b61 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Add the line in green, substituting the UUID of your old home partition. Save the file as /etc/fstab.new and don't overwrite the old one yet.

Okay. Now boot into recovery mode into a root terminal. You'll need to provide the superuser password. Once you get to the terminal, do this -

mv /home /home.old

then

mv /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.old

then

mv /etc/fstab.new /etc/fstab

Reboot and everything should work just fine.

cheers -

**Shabakthanai** · Feb 08, 2011, 10:57 AM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

Originally posted by wizard10000

# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1

The entry in red is your root partition, not /proc. The reason things aren't working the way you want is you didn't specify a home partition when you installed.

Now the only problem is we don't know the UUID of your old home partition - you can find it like this

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

When you get the UUID of your old home partition edit (as root) /etc/fstab like this -

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=9d90f659-a0e6-4ab6-adec-15580d30a331 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
UUID=6379ed50-507d-4eb0-a11a-f345fcd46d42 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=924b6430-5580-4991-9088-32bd5c605b61 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Add the line in green, substituting the UUID of your old home partition. Save the file as /etc/fstab.new and don't overwrite the old one yet.

Okay. Now boot into recovery mode into a root terminal. You'll need to provide the superuser password. Once you get to the terminal, do this -

mv /home /home.old

then

mv /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.old

then

mv /etc/fstab.new /etc/fstab

Reboot and everything should work just fine.

cheers -

I followed your instructions with one exception. When I booted I was not presented with the boot choices. (Personal memory problem.) In any event, I was able to open a konsole and get 'root' by typing sudo su and my password. I then followed the changes as you mentioned, but was unable to reboot. (I suspect it is because I was Not in recovery mode.) I am sure you understand the reason, nevertheless, can I resolve this new problem? I am currently using the Live CD to open a browser to communicate with you. An option to 'Restore a Broken Computer' was available on the Live CD, and got me to a 'root' prompt, so if backtracking or using other commands can fix the problem, I can get a root konsole. I am re-learning many things in the process.

After-the-fact, I know I should have known better; your instructions were very precise. I have also found that by pressing f8, I would have been able to follow your instruction by opening a recovery mode of operation. When I was operating in a 32 bit environment and wanted to enter the boot menu, I would get a blue screen with white print and the only option for opening was the Hard Drive - no recovery options. I accepted that condition as a probable improvement by Kubuntu developers.

Re-configuring the 64 bit installation took about 2 hours to get the system where I wanted it; I have been trying to avoid that rather long process. Nonetheless, perhaps that is the wiser procedure from this point in the resolution of the problem. If I have stressed your patience too much with my shortcomings, I will reinstall, properly mounting the /home drive. Otherwise, I will wait a few hours to see if I am able to get a help response that I can learn from. Thanks for your patience, friend.

**wizard10000** · Feb 08, 2011, 11:05 AM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

If you've got a home partition that you're comfortable with it might be easier to just reinstall.

cheers -

**Shabakthanai** · Feb 08, 2011, 12:01 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

Originally posted by wizard10000

If you've got a home partition that you're comfortable with it might be easier to just reinstall.

cheers -

Thanks for the prompt response. I am sorry to have wasted your time. You were excellent. I recently had medical problems that affected my memory; it makes many things that are computer related difficult. I do love the Kubuntu OS and the kindness offered through the forum.

**wizard10000** · Feb 08, 2011, 12:20 PM

Re: How do I change the 'Mount Point' of a drive without having to format it.

You haven't wasted my time - and I'm happy to help.

thanks -

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